About Purohitsar Village

Purohitsar is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 350 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1867 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purohitsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purohitsar village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Pokaran
Pincode	345021
Area (hectares)	1867 hectares
Population	721
Male Population	350
Female Population	371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,060
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Purohitsar compares

By the 2011 count Purohitsar is the 137th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 1867 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Purohitsar

Purohitsar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Purohitsar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purohitsar from other places

Purohitsar lies about 113 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Ramdevra, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Purohitsar
Tehsil headquarters	Pokaran	13 km
Nearest railway station	Ramdevra	15 km
District headquarters	Jaisalmer	113 km

Villages closest to Purohitsar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pokaran tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Purohitsar

As per the Census of India 2011, Purohitsar village had a population of 721. That makes it the 137th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Purohitsar village has 350 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purohitsar has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Purohitsar is 345021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purohitsar covers 1867 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purohitsar falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Purohitsar is Ramdevra, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Purohitsar.

Purohitsar is about 113 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purohitsar is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Pokaran is about 13 km away. Ramdevra is about 15 km away. Jaisalmer is about 113 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.